Thru its two miniSAS ports, SA2TB2 could let your PC or Mac connect to 8 more external SAS or SATA storage enclosures thru its two Thunderbolt 2 Host Interface Port.

High efficiency Hardware RAID Docking Station for storage products

SA2TB2 is designed with the high efficiency hardware RAID features for RAID 0 /1 /5 /6 /10 /50 /60/JBOD modes. You could use an easy user interface tool of MSU, the Marvell GUI Utility, for setting up any of the RAID mode to fit into all your data protection or high data transfer requirements.

To support monitoring, buzzer, email notification, and S.M.A.R.T. features

The Marvel MSU Utility could help monitoring the RAID status while your SA2TB2 is working, and alert you thru beeping sound from a loud buzzer, and sending you a warning message thru e-mail system. MSU also records all the product status in detailed and helps testing your HDD quality thru its built-in S.M.A.R.T. testing software for you.

To support "SPARE" and "MIGRATE" features

Marvell MSU Utility provides "SPARE" feature which lets you set up a spare HDD/SSD as a redundant storage. Once any of your HDDs becomes defective, "SPARE" helps protecting your data thru transferring your data from that defect to the free HDD/SSD.

MSU Utility also gives you a very smart feature, called "MIGRATE". "MIGRATE" lets you easily change your RAID setting. You no need reset your new RAID storage, and just only use "MIGRATE" function of MSU Utility, to migrate easily your RAID configure.

Adjust performance according to application flexibility

SA2TB2 use Marvell software, to adjust the hard drive and SA2TB2 transfer data via the "stripe size" function, so that SA2TB2 based on your use "stripe size" to achieve the most stable and fastest performance.

The intimate function adjustment and fault signal display design

The Power LED and system Failure Indications at Front Bezel tell you if your storage product is working properly. Also, SA2TB2 could let you adjust a lower fan speed thru a Fan Speed Control Switch at Front Bezel as well to meet a less power consumption and lower noise green environment! By the way, in order to protect your data from damaging to HDD by heat, it has a smart in-chassis thermal sensor design to turn on a full speed at the Fan while reaching to 50ºC. And the smart sensor returns the Fan Speed Control back to the Fan Speed Control Switch while the in-chassis temperature drops down to 45ºC.

In addition, if the fan fails or the device temperature is too high, the buzzer will beep and let the user know that the device has failed. The user can turn off or turn on the buzzer through the mute adjustment switch on the front panel.

The SGPIO Signal for you to design your own system monitoring software - (Optional)

SA2TB2 provides SGPIO detection function, through the standard SGPIO signal, monitoring the expansion storage devices, allowing users to know whether the expansion storage equipment failure to ensure that SA2TB2 system can work properly.

The solid iron chassis and the two powerful Silent Fans

SA2TB2's solid chassis is made by a 1.2 mm thickness iron plate. And its iron housing and the two 4 cm FANs (with safe FAN GUARDs) really help an efficient heat dissipation for your long time use.

A good Docking to connect to your storage products

SA2TB2 helps connecting your Mac or PC to any miniSAS storage product. And once you buy and upgrade your new Mac or PC (with TB2 interface), you could still use all your existing miniSAS storage products from having this SA2TB2 docking product.

SA2TB2 is having a stylish chassis design. You could put an iMac or a monitor while using your Mac or PC on top of its solid and durable mechanism structure for space saving purpose. And also, its 1.2 mm icon sheet metal chassis could also help an excellent heat dissipation to keep a cool working environment for all its electronic parts.